Covenanter Witness Vol. 54 - Rparchives.org

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because it molds the thought life of the na
tion and this is the source of all action, humanly
speaking.
Be generous with your letters of commendation.
If you like a radio or television program, say so.
Many people in public life long for approval and en
seek to do the right. David
couragement when they
Dunn says again, "How can you know that your
word of appreciation or commendation will not
strengthen or encourage some great person at a
critical hour in his or her life I think often of the
loneliness of Abraham Lincoln as he left the battle
field after his Gettysburg address. After the long,
flowery speech of Edward Everett, the orator of the
day,
which drew thunderous applause from the
crowd, his simple speech was received in silence. He
could not know that his hearers were so moved by
his message that applause would have seemed sac
rilege. He could not foresee that his words would one
day be cast in imperishable bronze, and be taught
every school child in the land. He could not know
because no one told him."
Do not hesitate when you feel that a letter of
protest should be written. Make it kindly but firm
and precede the protest by a word of commendation
if possible. Some years ago wine advertising was dis
continued in "Better Homes And Gardens" because
of a volume of protests.
Again, a letter may contain your witness for
Christ your Saviour. Why can we talk so readily of
a new recipe, a good book, a new product in the mar
ket and yet refrain from telling the best news of all
"That Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures"
Some like to enclose helpful tracts.
Letter writing can be used by people of limited
strength to do great good. One elderly woman writes
each child in the congregation a letter on his birth
day, that will be treasured.
Here are suggestions to aid in really getting the
contemplated letters written :
1. Keep well stocked with stationery, stamps,
postal cards, a convenient pen and all-occasion cards.
These can aid us greatly in expressing the desired
message.
2. Have a correspondence corner somewhere so
that you can write with ease.
3. Set a time in the daily or weekly schedule
when you will devote yourself to this form of serv
ice.
4. Pray for God's guidance that you may say the
right thing. Certainly you will never say in writing
anything that you could not say face to face. Seek
to promote God's glory and the good of your fellow
men through your pen.
David Dunn assures us: "There is something
peculiarly you in the letter or note you write. It
says, T think enough of you to take the trouble
to sit down and try to put into words the feeling I
have toward It matters not whether you have
the gift of expression. If you say what is in your
heart, the words won't matter. And who knows your
letter may
arrive at a time of crisis. The course of
many a person's life has been changed by a letter
mail."
received in the morning's
Years ago in my address book I pasted this
poem by Margaret gangster:
June 15, 1955
"Oftentimes it makes you better
When you're ill to get a letter.
Oftentimes when you are sad
A wee note will make you glad.
Sometimes when you're all alone,
In a letter's friendly tone,
You will find the sympathy
That you need! It seems to me
Letters are an easy way
To make brighter someone's day.
Letters make the miles seem fewer,
Letters make old faiths seem newer,
Letters make a friendly hand
Warmly reach from land to land.
Oh, I think we should (don't you)
Write more letters than we do!"
Book Review
HIS NAME by the Rev. William Dyer, and EPHE
SIANS by Walter C. Wright.
These two books in the Moody
brary
Colportage Li
contain 128 pages each and sell for 35c.
HIS NAME is a series of sermons on the names
of Christ found in the Old Testament the Desire of
all Nations, the King of kings, the Mighty God, etc.
It was the author's purpose to make his hearers and
readers realize the matchless beauty of the Saviour
and our need of Him. He was distressed because so
many spent life very careless about the all important
things of eternity and very careful about the less
necessary things of time. He compares them to a
woman who carried out her possessions from the
burning house and her child was left to perish in the
flames. The author, an English minister who died in
1696, left the church in which he was raised and
trained to work among the Quakers who were more
interested in bringing others to know the Lord. It
is well worth the price asked.
EPHESIANS is a brief commentary
on the let
ter. Being brief it does not deal with every verse at
great length, nor with some of the critical problems
that some may raise. Yet for a good understanding
of the real meaning of this letter "from the heart
of Christ through the heart of Paul to the heart of
the this booklet has much to offer. The av
erage reader will find it more interesting and more
helpful than some larger and far more expensive
works.
Stories for Young People.
R. C. F.
The Moody Press has also published three stor
ies for children and younger young people. These are
entitled Judy's Birthday Wish, Peppermint Sue, and
Jack-o'-lantern house. The first two sell for 50c each
and the third one for 75c.
These are all paper covered, well bound booklets.
The stories are well written. Each one emphasizes
the need for faith and that young people need to be
Christians in all of life. They teach the truth that,
in the long run, the Christian life really pays.
If you have children and young people in your
homes, they will read and enjoy these books.
R. C. F.
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